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0IL.F'EEDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 15, 1910.

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FRANCIS P. MCCOLL, OF ST. ANDREWS, BRUNSWICK, CANADA, ASSIGNOR T0.

AMERICAN K EY ICAN COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF NEW ,JERsEv.

lo all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANCIS 1 McCoLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Dominion of `Canada, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Oil-Feeding Ma-v chines, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

Various food products, ofwhich fish may be cited as an example, are packaged in oiland, in orderl to secure uniformity in the product as well as economy inthe process.

of packing, it is necessary that the oil be introduced in measured quantities and by machinery.

My invention, speciiicallyconsidered, re-

lates to the art of introducing oil in pack-4y ages containing food products, and has for its object-to provide simple and reliable machinery which shall supply the oil automatically in measuredl quantities and which willprevent waste or scattering of oil in the vicinity of the machinery.

A `further object of my invention is to provide an automatic oiling apparatus adapted to be used in conjunction with a can carrier of any suitable construction, and so arranged that it will feed only when there is a can present to receive a supply of oil. 'f

The various features of novelty whereby my invention is characterized will hereinaiter be pointed out with particularity in the claims; but fora full understanding of my invention and of its objects, includf ing those `enumerated and others, reference may be had to the following detailed de scription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l isa side ele vation of a machine arranged in` accordance with a preferred form of my invention, showing its relation i to a suitable cancarrier; Fig. 2 is a view on` an en larged scale showing the opposite side of the oiling mechanism from that which appears in Fig. l; Figs. 3 and 4 are views similar to Fig. l showing, however, different positions (I the parts; Fig. 5 is a view look- Specification of Letters Patent.

OIL-FEEDING MACHINE.

Patented Dec. 5, 1916.

Application filed September 15, 1910. Serial No. 582,174.

Fig. 4; Fig. 9 is a detail of the driving con nect'ion for the oiling device; Fig. 10 is a sectlon on line 10-10 of Fig. G; Fig. 11 is a section Online 11-11 of Fig. 6; Figs. 12 and 13 are sections on line 12 of Fig. 11, showing diferent positions of the parts; Flg. 14 is a View looking down on Fig. 13, the controlling arm being omitted; and 15'and 16 are respectively sections on line l5`15 and line 16-16 of Fig.y 14.

Referring first to Fig. 1 of the drawings: A represents a suitable can carrier, illus trated in the lform of an endless chain or belt which passes` over wheels or pulleys A and A2. The member A2' is provided with an internal ratchet wheel having teeth a whose angular length corresponds with the angular length of one of the links of the chain as 1t is passing around the wheel or pulley.

ried-upon a rotating driving shaft B. The

driving shaft B- is intended to be continuously driven so as to oscillate the pawl in regular periods. The carrier is provided with upwardly projecting fingers a2 between which are adapted to rest the`ca'ns which are to be filled with'oil. All these parts have simply been illustrated conventionally since they may take any usual or preferred forms. Adjacent to the carrier is a frame C which may either be an attachment to lor form part of the main frame A5.

D is a vertical shaft mounted upon the member @l and connected to lthe driving mechanism in such a way as to have an forward step bystep, remaining at rest BEST AVAILABLE coe` after each step, and the main shaft of the oiling mechanism is oscillated through an arc of 180 degrees.

The lfree end of the rack bar is connected to a bell crank lever E2 by a link E3, and the bell cank is in turn connected to a vertically movable plunger F by means of a link Ei It will thus be seen that the plunger is reciprocated in s vnchronism with the driving shaft of the oiling device and with the step by step movement of the can carrier.

Upon the upper end of the oscillating shaft D is loosely mounted a pinion D which is adapted to be clutched to and unclutched from the shaft so as to cause the oilingapparatus to be active or to remain idle as the condition of the work may require. The details of this clutch are best shown in Figs. 1,1 to 16. The pinion D is provided in its upper surface with a ratchet slot al extending dialnetrically across the same. The upperend ofthe shaft is slotted as at d to receive a pawl D2, the pawl being pivotally mounted between its ends as at (Z2. Normally, when the pawl is left free, its nose drops into the ratchet .slot d when the slot comes in the plane of movementV of the pawl. When this occurs, the pinion moves with the shaft until it has been turned 180 degrees but, when the shaft starts on its re- "turn movement, the paivl rides out of the slot and does not drop in place again until the pinion has reached the otherv limitof its movement. In this way, particularly where there is some resistance to the movement of the pinion, the pin-ion will be turned stepbyv ing idle while the shaft returns to the opposite end of its movement. The pawl is controlled by an arm G carried upon one end 0f a rock shat't- G revolubly supported in the fraaie t." so as to extend across the top of the can carrier. Normally the weight of the arm G is sufficient to permit it to drop as indicated in Figs. land 13 and, engaging ywith thepawl, lift it out of operative rclation with ythe pinion.

As most clearly shown in Figs. 2 to S, the rock shaft G carries a finger G2 directly above the can carrier and/iny position to he engaged by a can in the carrier. In Fig. 2, one compartment of the carrier is shown empty so that the finger and consequently the arm G are free .to drop, thereby unclutching the pinion from its driving shaft.

Consequently as the carrier is fed forward one step, the pinion remaining stationary and the oil feeding apparatus, as will hereinafter he described, remains inactive. In Fig. 3 the parts are shown in the positions which they occupyV after the carrier has moved .one step forward from the position indicated in Fig. It will be seen taat the can H in the carrier has moved under th'e positions which they occupy just as the osf cillating shaft starts its return movement so that the pinion remains stationary' until the end of the return movement of the oscillating shaft is reached. lt will be seen that as the carrier moves from the positionindicated in Fig. 2 to that indicated in Fig. 3, the plungerl*` descends until the forkshaped head 7' straddles the linger G2 and enters thc top ot' the can. lt will thus be seen that just as the can comes to rest the head of the plunger enters the can and presses the contents slightly below the top dges` so thut when the can reaches the oil feeder die contents ot' the can do not project above the top thereot' and consequently there is no danger of the oil overflowing if it is supplied in proper quantities.

In Fig. -t the parts are illustrated in the positions which they occupy during the idle portion ot' the stroke of the driving mechanism. The plunger l*` having been carried to the upper limit of its movemcntrand the oscillating shaft having been brought into the position wherein the pinion is clutched thereto. The carrier now begins to travel until ther-an H is brought into the position occupied by the can Il in Fig. 2 and the plunger again descends until it enters the next succeeding can llt` after which the carrier comes to rest. lt will' he seen that .whenever acan passes under the finger (i: it

throws in the clutch offthc oiling device so that the oiling device is actuated during the time the can is passing from the position occupied by the can ll in Fig to thht, oc cupied h v the can l-l in Fig.l 2. (.)n the other hand il there is no can in the cour partment of the carrier which passesbeneath the linger (l2. the clutch ol' the, oiling device remains ont so that the oiling device ren'iains idle during the succeeding step ot movement of the carrier.

The oilin,f r ill-.vico bestillustrated in Figs. 4 to :11. ly referring to Fig. T it will he seen that there isa plattl `le.\'tcnding horizontallyaliove the carrier from the frame C directly in advance ol` the linger G2 and thc plunger l". This plalc is provided with two holes, i and i which are spaced apart a distance somewhat lcssthan the length ot' a can to which oil Is to lansupplicd. Resting upon the plate lis a disk hliaving gear teeth .A about its peripherv The dish is journaled upon the plate lmidway between .the openings/I andi" as at h `and is provided whenever the. pinion riita-tcsytlhe disk rollo e .mettaientcom' disk also remains stationary.` The parts are so proportioned that the pinion makes two revolutions for each revolution ot' thev disk and consequently whenever the pinion is moved half way around, in the manner l have heretofore described, the diskis moved through an angle of 9() (legi-ess. 'l`he parts are sol adjusted that two of the openings in the disk, tor exampletlie openings and i register with the openings i and when t-liepinion -occ,iipie` a. position wherein the pawl drops into clutching engagement therewith when free to do so. Inring the return movement ot' the oscillating slialt` the pinion and disk remain stationary. (hi the succeeding working stroke ol' lthe oscillating shaft the disk is again turned through-an angle of JU degrees so as .to bring the openings and f" into' registration with the. oi'ieniiigs and l'. respectively. rl`hus it will be seen that whenever two of the openings in the disk are brought into registration with those in the plate beneath, they remain in this position t'or an appreciable length ot' time. ()n topot' the disk is a second stationary plate, li; this plate being secured to the plate l in any suitable manner as'by means ot' bolts l1". 'lhe plate I i is provided with openinf-"S l and wliicli"are located directly above the openings and 17. Thus \\'henevei the rotating disk is stationary there are two clear passages extending through the `two plates and the disk between them.

.\I is a' housing arranged above li, as shown most clearly 'in Figs. 11.and forming with the plate tainer. The housing and the plate are preferably cast in one piece so that the plate in etlect constitutes a tlange about the lower end ofthe. housing. The housing made long and narrow and lies between the, openings and with its long axis'at right angles to the line. connecting these openings.- 'l`he housing open at the at wi. The length of the the plate (i. 1() and housing is such that its open bottom registers lwith the two openings in the disk which lie between .the openings 'i and i. 'l`he parts are all finished so that the disk has a good bearing surlace on the upper side ot' the lower plate and on the underside of the uppeizplate. Ylt will be seeny that whenever two ot' the openings in the disk lie directly beneath the bottom ot the oil container, oil will ylo'w from the contaiiier into such openings and will till them. 'lhen when the disk is rotated through an angle otl fl() degrees-tite t'nll openings will be. brought into registration with theopeknings in the lower plate and the. oil will How through these. latter openings `and descend into4 a-ean lying beneath them. 'l`hus the openings in the disk constitute measuring be provided with detachable ,ing longer than the thickness of the vaml lia ving their depending ends eliaintered `as indicated at f'tthus giving a sharp edge to an oil con- -has thrown in the clutch bottoni as indicatedv i vcated inFig. 3 so that from the main reservoir or container to the discharge points. 'lt will be seen that whenevei` one set ot measuringchambers is discharging its contents` the other set is in a position to i'eceive a Vfresh lcharge ot' oil.

The openings and place the ineasurintig,l chambers in communicatioii witliatiiiospliei'e at the time they are dischargingtheir contents so that the oil will viow freely theretroni bers due to the formation of a pzitial vacuum. At the time'the chambers are receiving 4their .supply o t oil troni the colitaincr` the air tliei'eiii islree to pass up into the container so that each chamber will receive aftull charge of oil whenever it is brought beneath the container. Thus by properly proportioning the openings in the disk. the oil may be measured ont accurately in any desired quantities and delivered to' a weighing can without waste and without loss in quantity. 'lheopenings in the disk may bushings as indicated at K2 so thatV by having bushings of several' sizes, the saine apparatus will serve to deliver oil in any quantity desired. I-also prefer to place bushings in the openings i'. and i as indicated :it l. these bushings bekplate the outlet t'cr tlie oil and preventing any considerable quantity Jroin clinging in place. lVith this description ot' the construction and operation of the oilingapparatus. it will readily be understood how the apparatus works in conjunction with the mechanism heretofore explained. Thus the can ll in Fig. 2. in moving into this position for driving the disk otl the 'leedin'g device. so that as it begins to pass under the openings -zf and i the oil starts to flow through these` openings from the chambers which may be assumed to be the chambers Z" and Z1, The carrier and the can remain stationanv while the oscillating driving shaft is on its return stroke the oil to drip into the can. 'lhe clutch remains out ot engagement until another can,

the can l-l. rides under theiinger (i2 as indiwheii-the empty gap between the cans ll' and ll comes under the oil openings there will be no discharge of oil. When the can yll reaches the position indicated in Fig. 3. it throws in the clutch so that when the parts have reached the positions indicated in Fig. l, the can begins to move'towari'l the: oil supply openings and the disk begins to .turn so asfto filled oil chambers i' and over the discharge openings and the empty chambers lc and Z1 beneath the outlets in the container.' 'Just betere the can ll' comes to rest under thev discharge i'ipeniiigs, the oil begins to and none will be retained in the chanin bring the 'supply of oil.v

vv:BIST AvmLAeLE COPY tlow through these openings. and then s'ulicient time is given for all the oil to drip from the chambers before the can again hegins to travel. l

The oil may be .supplied to the container through a pipe O which leads to a reservoir common to anI desired number of oil feed-` ing machines, there being thus a constant Some means must be provided for getting rid of the air which is contained in the measuring chambers when they come under the container and this may readil v be accomplished by providing the container with a stand pipe I high enough to prevent the head of oil in the supply pipe 'rdm causing the oil to overflow at the top of the stand pipe. I prefer to enlarge the upper end ot' the stand pipe, preferabl)v making a large chamber. I, at this point and providing a suitable vent p. In this way the bubbles of air going up through the stand pipe leave the oil level in the chamber and burst so that the films of oil which are carried thercbY are shattered and scattered over the interior of the chamber, and onl v the pure air flows out of the vent. l 'here the pipe itself is left open, without providing the enlargement of the top, considerable oil passes oil with the air and is scattered in the vicinity of the machine, covering everything including the operators with a coat of oil.

While I have illustrated and described with particularity only a single form ofmy invention I do not desire to be limited to the specifi( details so illustrated and described: but intend covering all constructions and arrangements which fall within the terlns employed in the definitions ot' my invention constituting the appended claims.

ll'hat I claim is:

l. In an oil feeding apparatus, two parallel horizontal plates, a disk fitting between and rcvolublyY supported on said plates, said disk having an open-ended chamber therein, said plates having openings therein in position to register with said chamber in one angular position oi said disk, a housing arranged above the upper plate and fel-ming therewith an oil container. the upper plate having a second opening therethrough below said housing in position to register with said chamber in a second angular position ot' .said disk. said disk having gear teeth about its periphery. and a driving )inion nu-.shing with said tei-tn for actuating the dish.

and revolnhtv supported on .said plates, said bers being 'arranged ninety degrees apart,l

each of said plates having two openings thereinwhich are adapted to register with one set of diametrically opposed chambers n in one angular position of said disk and with the other set of chambers in a second position of the disk, a housing arranged above the upper plate between the openings therein and forming with the plate an oil container, the upper plate having oil outlets therethrough at points beneath the housing which are so located that the out lets-register withl one of said sets of chambers when the other setjregisters with the aforesaid openings in the plates, and means for rotating said disk.-

3. In combination, a can carrier, an oil feeding device arranged adjacent to the carrier, means for moving said carrier step by step to bring cans therein successively into operative receiving position relative to Said,

device and hold them stationary for a short" time in such position, actuating means for said device working in synchronism with.

said carrier, a clutch between said device and said actuating mechanism, and means in the path of a can in 'the carrier one step removed from the receivingr position for controlling said clutch. t

4. In an oil feeding apparatus, a can carrier, actuating means for said carrier, an oil feeding apparatus arranged to deliver oil to a can in said carrier, said oil feeding apparatus including a driven gear and a drivlng pinion, a clutch between saidpinion and said actuating means, and a clutch-actuating member lying in the path of movement of said can.

In combination, a can carrier, an oil feeding device arranged adjacent to said carrier, means for moving said carrier step bv ste to brin cans therein successivel into operative receiving positions relative to said device and holding them kstationary i'o'r a short time in such positions,.a plunger arranged to be moved into a can in the carrier prior to the time the can moves into the oil receiving position, and means moving in svlwlironisln with said. carrier for contro1- lin;r said oil feeding device and actuating said plunger.

l In testimony whereof. I sign this specifi-A cation in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANCIS I. McCOLL.

ll'i tnesses: i

.bassin M. PEABODY, I". T. Ennnnmn. 

